Global Cestode DatabaseCestode Scientific Name
| Species ID | 12878 |
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| Order | Bothriocephalidea |
| Family | Bothriocephalidae |
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| Genus | Clestobothrium |
| Species | splendidum |
| Authority | Gil de Pertierra, Incorvaia & Arrendondo 2011 |
| Taxonomic Status | Valid |
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| Synonyms | Clestobothrium cristinae Gil de Pertierra, Incorvaia & Arrendondo 2011 |
| Genus Record | No |
| Type Species | No |
| Verified | No |
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| Citation(s) |
Gil de Pertierra, A., I. S. Incorvaia, and N. J. Arredondo. 2011. Two new species of Clestobothrium (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea), parasites of Merluccius australis and M. hubbsi (Gadiformes: Merlucciidae) from the Patagonian shelf of Argentina, with comments on Clestobothrium crassiceps (Rudolphi, 1819). Folia Parasitologica 58(2): 121-134. (6400) Download PDF |
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Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | Action | User Name |
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| 07/08/2014 | Created | |
| 03/27/2015 | Modified | |
| 03/23/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 09/08/2016 | Modified | B. Barbeau |
| 06/07/2018 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 02/11/2019 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
| 11/25/2025 | Modified | R. Kuchta |
Type Host
| Host Class | Actinopterygii | ||||||
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| Host Order | Gadifromes | ||||||
| Host Family | Merlucciidae | ||||||
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| Site in Host | intestine | ||||||
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Type Locality
| Country | Argentina |
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| Body of Water | Atlantic Ocean |
| Island(s) | |
| City/Region | Patagonian shelf |
| Coordinates | |
| DD Latitude | 52º54'S; 64º36'W |
| DD Longitude | 52.90000000; 64.60000000 |
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Specimens
| Type Material | -MACN-Pa No. 512/1A-C (holotype) -IPCAS C-600 (each entire worm mounted on 3 slides with transverse sections of proglottides). (paratypes) |
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| Total Number of Type Specimens | Based on 2 tapeworms as whole mounts and transverse sections of pieces of strobila. |
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| Specimen Notes |
Data are given as in original description unless otherwise indicated.
Clestobothrium, new species, pieces of strobila from entire worms. A- Clestobothrium splendidum sp. n., holotype (MACNPa
No. 512/1A-C) from Merluccius australis showing osmoregulatory canals, irregularly alternating cirrus-sac and vitelline follicles
in dorsal view; last piece of strobila showing uterine sac in ventral view. Abbreviations: gpr - gravid proglottides; mpr - mature proglottides;
msp - muscular sphincter; nm - narrow muscle; oc - osmoregulatory canals. Scale bars = 500 p.m. 
Clestobothrium splendidum sp. n. from Merluccius australis. A - scolex showing musculature of bothria; dorsoventral
view, paratype (IPCAS C-600); note broken apex; B - partial transverse cross-section at level of genital pore; holotype (MACN-Pa
No. 512/1A-C); C - mature proglottides; vitelline follicles only illustrated in posterior proglottis; osmoregulatory canals not illustrated;
dorsal view, paratype (IPCAS C-600); D - transverse cross-section of mature proglottis at level of uterine pore; paratype
(IPCAS C-600); E - transverse cross-section of mature proglottis at level of cirrus-sac and uterine sac; paratype (IPCAS C-600).
Abbreviations: cs - cirrus-sac; ga - genital atrium; gp - genital pore; lm - bundles of longitudinal musculature; msp - muscular
sphincter; nc - nerve cord; oc - osmoregulatory canals; ov - ovary; sa - spurious articulation; t - testes; up - uterine pore; us -uterine
sac; ut - uterus; vf - vitelline follicles; vg - vagina; vr - vitelline reservoir. Scale bars: A= 250 pm; B = 200 p.m; C-E = 500 p.m. 
1. Clestobothrium splendidum sp. n. from Merluccius australis, scanning electron micrographs. A - apical view of scolex showing
two lip-like structures; letters B-D indicate surfaces shown at high magnification in B-D; B - lateral surface of bothria showing
tumuli; C - central surface between lips; D - marginal surface of lips; E - dorsoventral view of scolex projecting over first immature
proglottides; letters F-I indicate surfaces shown at high magnification in F-I; F - lateral surface of scolex proximal to lips; G - surface
around aperture of bothria; H - lateral surface near longitudinal grooves; I - surface of posterior projection of scolex. Scale bars:
A, E = 200 p.m; B = 10 pm; C, D, F-I = 2 p.m. 2. Clestobothrium splendidum sp. n. from Merluccius australis, scanning electron micrographs. A2 - piece of immature strobila;
letters B2-E2 indicate surfaces shown at high magnification in B2-E2; B2 - anterior surface of proglottis; C2 - surface from middle to
posterior (transitional) part of proglottis; D2 - lateral surface of posterior border of proglottis; E2 - surface from middle to posterior
(transitional) part of proglottis showing tumuli; F2 - piece of mature strobila showing spurious articulation (white arrows); dorsal
view; G2 - genital pore. Scale bars: A2 = 200 p.m; B2 = 1 pm; C2, D2 = 2 p.m; E2 = 5 pm; F2 = 500 pm; G2 = 20 p.m. Best viewed in Firefox
